"这个关于一颗不情愿的幼苗的故事传达了与众不同的好处这一重要信息。

现在是早春，地球表面下面的种子刚刚开始萌芽。它们一棵接一棵地穿破泥土，朝向太阳，伸出嫩芽和叶子，并越长越高。除了一棵还没准备好的幼苗。这本温暖而引人遐想的书的每一页都展示了我们中的有些人是与众不同的。大多数种子变成了坚强的花朵，并挡住了那棵落后的幼苗的阳光。但是，这棵幼苗依然在努力，不断弯曲和变换方向，直到在鸟类和昆虫朋友的帮助下它找到适合自己生长和开花的地方。最终，这颗小种子变成了一朵和其他花朵一样美丽、健康的鲜花。

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"This story about a reluctant seedling packs a powerful message about the benefits of being different.

It's early spring and below the earth's surface seeds are just starting to sprout. One by one they stretch through the dirt and towards the sun, extending their shoots and leaves and growing tall. All except for one seedling, who isn't quite ready. Each page of this gentle but powerfully evocative book demonstrates how some of us are different. As most of the seeds transform into strong flowers, they block out the sun from the one left behind. But the little seedling persists, twisting and turning until, with the help of bird and insect friends, it finds its own place to grow and blossom. In the end, this little seed turns into a flower that's just as beautiful and healthy as all the others. Hailed by Publishers Weekly as ''delicate, complex, extravagant, beautiful and strong,'' Teckentrup's inviting and softly coloured illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this moving tale about being unique while subtly teaching kids about the life cycle of plants.

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